PuckLuck_77

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Forum: Armchair-GM13 hours ago
Thread: Philadelphia Flyers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bf3351</b></div><div>He's had 1 season where he didn't hit 30 goals(27 is close enough) idk I think I'd consider it 1 for 1. Then we can trade Iafallo and hopefully get a 1st for him.</div></div>

Don't forget that Vilardi, Mikey Anderson, MacDermid, Kempe, JAD, Hults, Durzi, Phillips and Cal Peterson all will need new contracts just as Carter and Brown's contracts run out. That 7mil of JVR would be a large obstacle for players that will likely need decent raises. Some more than others, sure, but they will still add up.

The goal-scoring doesn't do much for the Kings in the short-term because they aren't planning on contending for a Cup. The organization is likely much more focused on getting the kids experience and letting the team fall where they may in the standings. Its the extra year of the contract that is the reason the Kings say no.
Forum: Armchair-GM16 hours ago
Thread: Black and White
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tkecanuck341</b></div><div>Iafallo is worth significantly more than a 3rd rounder. I don't think the Kings would trade him for a 1st rounder at this point, as they have no one else to fill in for him at 1LW.

Leddy is not worth a 2nd round pick. Per Arthur Staple (NYI sports journalist for <em>The Athletic</em>), he is worth a 3rd round pick. The Kings could mitigate that return by taking on a cap dump like Komarov, Clutterbuck, or Hickey. In that case, downgrade the pick going back to NY to a 6th/7th.

Both of these trades are bad for LA.

From recent interviews with Kings head scout Mark Yannetti, it's looking increasingly likely that LA will take Byfield over Stutzle with the #2OA.</div></div>

Out of curiosity, tke, is there a transcript or link of the Yannetti interview you're talking about? I don't remember seeing anything from him for at least a month or so.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MMXD</b></div><div>Byfield is such a stupid move considering the amount of high end centre specs they have</div></div>

I mean... that's quite the overstatement since it's never a stupid idea to take a franchise center... regardless of what prospects are already in the pipeline. Creates competition and makes for trade pieces later on when the organization makes their choices on who their players are going to be moving forward. That is if they don't find a spot for all of them, like Turcotte to the wing as tkecanuck341 suggests.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 12:42 pm
Thread: 2021 Isles BABY
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>newballcoach</b></div><div>I mean maybe they would. I just don't see the point for them. They're not contending, so why add a couple of veterans with high salaries? To help another team out? With cap space at a premium they'd be much smarter to put theirs up for bid. Make teams pony up with picks or young players to dump some contracts. It would be a missed opportunity IMO to just add these guys. I am not saying they're bad players, just that they don't really fit on the Kings.

You can't "find a way" to LTIR a guy. Either he's injured or he isn't. Unless Lamariello is using mob connections to take him out Tanya Harding style, you can't just pretend he's injured. Bailey is the one player you might actually get a return for.</div></div>

Kings fan chiming in here. We would love to have Leddy. Tobias Bjornfot and Mikey Anderson are going to be very good players, likely battling for the privilege to play with Drew Doughty until he retires. However, they're not ready for those kinds of minutes in the NHL just yet. Best case scenario for LA is to find a veteran LD capable of playing defensively responsible, big time minutes against opponents top line to let Drew stabilize after years of a carousel on his left side. The two years on Leddy's contract are ideal because after that one of the two prospects mentioned above will be ready to make the move up to the first pair after marinating on the 2nd/3rd pair.

Komarov is constantly added in because the Kings won't want to spend more than a 3rd rounder on bringing in someone that would be a luxury. In addition, the Kings have the cap space. I'd love to see them pull the trade w/o Komarov, but would take him if absolutely necessary.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep 16 at 2:16
Thread: Offersheet
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MMXD</b></div><div>or if you've ever noticed, every leafs thing on this site basically gets shut down regardless of how plausible it is o.o</div></div>

Just to jump in on the conversation from a different perspective, the Kings (the team I'm a fan of) would be very interested in Leddy. They'd also be willing to take a player like Komarov with him to offset having to send anything of value to the Islanders.

LA is looking for a vet defenseman to pair with Doughty for the next two years while Bjornfot and Anderson (and to an extent Clague as well) get their feet wet in the NHL. Someone who has experience with tons of minutes, and is a defensively responsible player to let Doughty start playing a more offensive game again. Leddy on a 2 year deal fits that desire exactly. If he's taken by Seattle, its just one year less before Bjornfot has to jump up to Doughty's partner but that's fine with the Kings.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep 15 at 4:21
Thread: Tougher
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tkecanuck341</b></div><div>Kings would probably consider this.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Trevorchef</b></div><div>Do you really think so? (Serious question).

At first glance, I would expect a resounding no from LA.

Personally... I do that trade in a heartbeat as a Leafs fan.</div></div>

I'd wait for Toronto sign him to see what the contract is, but I'd be interested as a Kings fan. Mikheyev brings a combination of speed and skill on the wing that the Kings are looking to transition to, along with their beloved two-way play. In addition, he's young enough to help bridge the gap between the veterans and the up-and-comers. What his contract looks like will determine what else is going which way in the trade.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep 15 at 1:47
Thread: Moving forward
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GrinReaper</b></div><div>LA has 1 LD signed for this coming season with their LD being all UFA in this landscape with the flat cap with a team that’s not going to spend to the cap 1.5 mil for Dman for 6th that has no really value is a smart GM and keeps his owner happy with Development being the main focus in LA</div></div>

Blake is smart enough to know that he would be doing Edmonton a huge favor taking 4 mil cap hit off your hands. There's a price to shed cap like that, regardless of real-life salary attached to the contract.

And no, the Kings do not have only 1 LD signed next year.
Anderson is signed, MacDermid is a left defenseman and is signed (despite CapFriendly insisting he's a righty, it's not true. He shoots left and plays solely on the left side), Bjornfot is signed and is expected to get NHL time, and Clague is also a lefty who will be expected to get 20-40 games.

The Kings desire a LD vet to play next to Doughty, but they won't be doing a divisional rival a huge favor just to get that. They'd much rather let the kids sink or swim. Or go after any of the other UFA vets. Or any of the other teams willing to pay to shed their high cap hit defenseman.
Forum: Mock-DraftSep 10 at 11:47
Thread: Havent posted a mock in a while
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>idk i dont see LA having elite wingers at the moment and i think they could create an elite top 6 with Stutzle. I just really see them taking Stutzle in my mind</div></div>

I mean, you're not necessarily wrong about "elite" wingers in the system. But here are a couple of other points to support why the Kings go Byfield.

1) Both Fagemo and Kaliyev are in the system marinating with projected top-6 upside. The #35 pick can also be used to pick a top-6 upside winger.
2) Turcotte has the tools to be an elite winger if they decide to go with Byfield-Vilardi-Kopitar as their centers in two-three years.
3) It's MUCH easier to find an elite winger in free agency than it is to find an elite 1C. When the Kings are ready to start contending, and if they still feel as if they have holes on the wing, they can find something in the UFA market.
4) Centers are better trade chips than wingers. So if they decide in year or two that one of Byfield/Turcotte/Vilardi don't fit, they'll get more value on the trade market from one of them.